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Just one of the topics that made it onto the cover of a magazine and into
'We've Got You Covered,' Conor Knighton's weekly roundup of magazines. Also includes Game, antidepressants, Oprah's big gay lie, the Duggars, celebrity trash, and wood.
We've Got You Covered is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. In each episode of We've Got You Covered, Conor Knighton catches you up on everything you need to know about what's in this week's magazines. For more We've Got You Covered visit: http://current.com/groups/weve-got-you-covered/
and Current TV
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Just one of the topics that made it onto the cover of a magazine and into... more
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It may be the biggest game of the year, but Ben Hoffman wants no part of it.
He explains why in this week's infoMania Editorial.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.It may be the biggest game of the year, but Ben Hoffman wants no part of it.
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If you’re heading to the “Big Dance” this weekend—that is, the Super Bowl—grab a copy of the local independent weekly and learn how fucked up Florida is. This week’s issue of the Broward-Palm Beach New Times comes with a “Vice Guide” for Super Bowl revelers, which includes tips like “Scoring Coke like a Local.”
But if you’re scoring cocaine in South Florida, you might as well be sporting a five o’clock shadow, loafers and a flourescent sport coat. These days, everyone in South Florida knows that prescription drugs, particularly OxyContin and Xanax, is what everybody’s doing.
“As in the 80’s and 90’s cocaine was a big thing, now prescriptions have just exploded,” Sgt. Richard Pisanti of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office told Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller last May.
Or as the New Times puts it in their “Vice Guide: Procuring Party Pills”:
“In Florida, OxyContin and Xanax aren't the new cocaine; they're coke plus heroin, pot, meth, and all hallucinogens combined.”
See, the New Times has got you covered. And the great thing about their guide to scoring prescription drugs is that after reading it you can just flip to the back to the paper and find 10 pages of advertisements for the pain clinic/Dr. Feelgoods they tell you supply the pills. You know, 10 pages of ad revenue that help pay for stories like where to get your pills. It’s a beautiful cycle.
I’ll give the New Times credit for at least disclosing some disturbing statistics about Florida’s prescription drug problem:
“In 2008, about half the illegal prescription drugs in this country came from the Sunshine State, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency…Three times as many people here die from prescription pills than from all other drugs combined, according to a Florida Medical Examiners Commission report that was published in 2008.”
But for a better picture of what’s going in the “Colombia of prescription drugs” check out the Vanguard documentary “The OxyContin Express.”
Watch the full episode at Current.com.
Or, of course, you can follow the New Times guide, learn for yourself—and hopefully not be one of the 11 people in Florida who OD everyday from pills.
Follow Darren Foster on Twitter: @fineyoungman.
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The Gators' defense led the way in a 24-14 win over Oklahoma at the BCS championship game in Miami.The Gators' defense led the way in a 24-14 win over Oklahoma at the BCS... more
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